IDRC’s Climate Change and Water program has recently launched a call for proposals for its new graduate research awards entitled "Adaptation H2O", which aims to promote important research on the water-related impacts of climate change as well as to build the capacity of students working in this field. Adaptation H2O will provide up to 7 >> Read more
Funding: USAID/Khartoum
USAID/Khartoum is inviting applications for grants to support agricultural innovation in Southern Sudan. It seeks to develop innovative alliances that strengthen agricultural organizations in both the public and private sectors and including areas related to crop production, harvesting, processing and storage; irrigation utilization; livestock marketing and health; transportation of agricultural goods; and marketing infrastructure. Applicants >> Read more
News: A Food Program That’s Not About Food
"Last year, the New York Times splashed stark images of child malnutrition in India's hinterland across its front page. More recently, another front-page article in the Times reminded the world that India's hunger problem hasn't gone anywhere and told the story of how various social-safety-net programs have failed to help. As the article explains, India >> Read more
News: Gender Equality Goals Miss the Mark, Women’s Groups Say
Hannah Rubenstein UNITED NATIONS, Aug 24 - A month ahead of the 2010 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) review summit at the United Nations, some women's groups are voicing concern that member states' commitment to women's issues is insufficient and slowing progress towards gender parity worldwide. MORE >>
Event: Melanne Verveer, Ambassador-at-large for Global Women’s Issues on “Making the Most of the MDG Summit: Advancing Progress through Empowerment of Women and Girls.”
Tuesday, September 7, 2010 10:00am - 11:30am CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies 1800 K ST. NW Washington, D.C. 20006 John Hamre, President & CEO of CSIS, will offer introductory remarks. Melanne Verveer was appointed by President Obama in 2009 as Ambassador-at-large for global women's issues. Prior to this appointment, Ambassador Verveer held >> Read more
Event: World Bank DC A Day With Norman Borlaug’s daugther, Jeanie Borlaug – The Legacy of Norman Borlaug and a Look at Women in Agriculture
September 16, 2010: Please join the Gender and Rural Development team in welcoming Jeanie Borlaug on Thursday, September 16th from 9 am-12:30 pm at the Main Complex of the World Bank. This event will feature a panel discussion with Jeanie Borlaug and representatives from leading international organizations, including the World Bank, USDA and USAID who >> Read more
Publication: Gender Disparities in Africa’s Labor Market
Gender inequality in the labor market remains a pressing problem of contemporary Africa. Available evidence shows that in several countries of the region women are less likely to be in paid work, are disproportionately concentrated in informal and precarious employment, and are paid substantially less. This novel study, a collaboration between the World Bank and >> Read more
Resource: Gender, Climate Change and Community-Based Adaptation
Collaboration between the Gender Team at UNDP and the UNDP-GEF CBA Programme Team. This publication is a guidebook for designing and implementing gender-sensitive Community-based adaptation programmes and projects. It seeks to ensure that forthcoming CBA projects contribute to the achievement of gender equality and women’s empowerment by integrating a gendered perspective into CBA programming and >> Read more
News: Hilary Clinton on the new GHI, August 16th
“Second, we are focusing on the needs and contributions of women and girls, who are still frequently overlooked and underserved by health professionals who don’t notice their suffering or hear their concerns. Our commitment to promoting the health of women and girls is, of course, for their sake, but also for the sake of their >> Read more
News:Status of Female Farmers Rises During Food Crisis
The women who grow more than half the world's agricultural produce have gained international recognition and aid since the start of the global food crisis in 2007.(..)Last March in two counties in northern Liberia, the World Food Programme, known as WFP, began purchasing rice from local communities for school nutrition programs, rather than importing food >> Read more
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